Ling Xiao and Lan Xinyi passed through a stretch of crimson stone forest and finally arrived at the foot of a blood-colored peak. The entire mountain possessed an eerie dark-red hue, as if it had been soaked in fresh blood. Its surface was riddled with honeycomb-like holes, from which bursts of heat surged out from time to time.
"This is the legendary Blood Fiend Peak..." Lan Xinyi gazed up at the towering mountain, her voice trembling slightly. "Legend has it that during the ancient war between immortals and demons, this was the final stronghold of the Demon Clan."
Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes, noticing dozens of giant, strange birds circling halfway up the mountain. Their bodies were pitch-black with a wingspan of fully three zhang, but their heads were triangular and resembled those of lizards, while the tips of their tails featured bone spikes flashing with a cold glint.
Chapter 710